(

a) A government entity specified in subdivision (

c) may require employees, prospective employees, volunteers, contractors, and subcontractors to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check. (

b) A government entity specified in subdivision (

c) shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information for individuals specified in subdivision (

a) who are subject to a state and national criminal history background check, pursuant to subdivision (

u) of

Section 11105. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- and federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (

p) of

Section 11105. (

c) The following government entities are authorized pursuant to this section:

(1) The University of California, as defined in

Section of

Article IX of the Constitution.

(2) The California State Summer School for the Arts, as defined in

Section of the Education Code.

(3) The State Department of Education, for the following entities: (

A) The State Department of Education, as defined in

Section of the Education Code. (

B) The California School for the Deaf, as defined in

Section of the Education Code. (

C) The California School for the Blind, as defined in

Section of the Education Code. (

D) Diagnostic centers, as defined in

Section of the Education Code.

(4) Commission on Teacher Credentialing, as defined in

Section of the Education Code.

(5) The California State University, as defined in

Chapter 1 (commencing with

Section 89000) of Part of Division of Title of the Education Code.

(6) The Department of Fish and Wildlife, as defined in

Section of the Fish and Game Code.

(7) California Exposition and State Fair, as defined in

Section of the Food and Agriculture Code.

(8) Exposition Park, as defined in

Section of the Food and Agriculture Code.

(9) The Office of Emergency Services, as defined in

Section of the Government Code.

(10) The Department of FISCal, as defined in

Section of the Government Code.

(11) The Secretary of State’s Office, as defined in

Section 12172.5 of the Government Code.

(12) The State Treasurer’s Office, as defined in

Chapter 4 (commencing with

Section 12302) of Part of Division of Title of the Government Code.

(13) The State Controller’s Office, as defined in

Section of the Government Code.

(14) The California Health and Human Services Agency, as defined in

Section of the Government Code.

(15) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, as defined in

Chapter 1 (commencing with

Section 15570) of

Part 8.7 of Division of Title of the Government Code.

(16) Emergency Medical Services Authority, as defined in

Section 1797.100 of the Health and Safety Code.

(17) The State Department of Health Care Services, as defined in

Section of the Health and Safety Code.

(18) The State Department of Public Health, as defined in

Section of the Health and Safety Code.

(19) The Military Department, as defined in

Section of the Military and Veterans Code. The Military Department may require service members to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check, pursuant to subdivision (a). For purposes of this section, “service member” means a member of the active militia as defined in

Section of the Military and Veterans Code.

(20) The Department of Veterans Affairs, as defined in

Section of the Military and Veterans Code.

(21) The Department of Parks and Recreation, as defined in

Section of the Public Resources Code.

(22) The Employment Development Department, as defined in

Section of the Unemployment Insurance Code.

(23) The California Department of Aging, as defined in

Section of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (

d) The provisions of this

section are severable. If any provision of this

section or its application is held invalid pursuant to state or federal law, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.